... to make participants aware of architectural and represented space. The academic director is Prof. Dr. Marie-Janine Calic, Chair of East and South East European History at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. The summer school will take place from 4– 15 September 2017 in Belgrade, Serbia and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Description The summer school “History Takes Place – Dynamics of Urban Change” will bring together from 4 to 15 September 2017 twenty international young researchers – historians, art historians, archaeologists, cultural and social scientists, city planners and architects. This year’s programme is focused on the complex and multi-layered history of Belgrade ...

... to make participants aware of architectural and represented space. The academic director is Prof. Dr. Marie-Janine Calic, Chair of East and South East European History at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. The summer school will take place from 4– 15 September 2017 in Belgrade, Serbia and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Description The summer school “History Takes Place – Dynamics of Urban Change” will bring together from 4 to 15 September 2017 twenty international young researchers – historians, art historians, archaeologists, cultural and social scientists, city planners and architects. This year’s programme is focused on the complex and multi-layered history of Belgrade ...

The Conference is connecting institutional and private investors from all over the world with businessmen and project owners from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. It represents a platform for business networking and exploration of investment opportunities in the Southeast Europe region with the sole objective to foster its economic development. Each year the Conference gathers more than 1,000 participants and has full media coverage both locally ...

The Conference is connecting institutional and private investors from all over the world with businessmen and project owners from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. It represents a platform for business networking and exploration of investment opportunities in the Southeast Europe region with the sole objective to foster its economic development. Each year the Conference gathers more than 1,000 participants and has full media coverage both locally ...

... services. Benefits will also accrue to the institutions from the more intensive research and innovation performers, in terms of access to new research avenues, creativity and the development of new approaches, as well as a source for increased mobility (inwards and outwards) of qualified scientists. *Widening Countries are:Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Faroe Islands, FYR of Macedonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine. Source and further information: EC The WIDESPREAD-05-2017 call is part of the Horizon 2020 Programme dubbed "Spreading Excellence and Widening Particaption ...

... nbsp;All seminar presentations on how to submit a successful application were recorded in several videos and are available here. The Programme covers 14 countries, 9 of them EU Member States (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany-Baden Württemberg and Bayern, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia) and 5 non-member states (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine). As a general rule, EU financing is only provided to project partners located in the Programme Area. Source and further information: DTP The Danube Transnational Programme is launching the second call for proposals for its ...

... stage (deadline for registration: 31st May 2017). Since limited places are available, we encourage you to register at your earliest convenience through the online registration form. A limited number of grants, covering the full costs of travel and accommodation, will be available for participants from the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine. The workshop will be held in English Download the flyer here CONTACT project website Source and further information: CERIC-ERIC CERIC-ERIC and the Central European Initiative - CEI are glad to invite you to the CONTACT workshop, taking place at the CERIC ...

... stage (deadline for registration: 31st May 2017). Since limited places are available, we encourage you to register at your earliest convenience through the online registration form. A limited number of grants, covering the full costs of travel and accommodation, will be available for participants from the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine. The workshop will be held in English Download the flyer here CONTACT project website Source and further information: CERIC-ERIC CERIC-ERIC and the Central European Initiative - CEI are glad to invite you to the CONTACT workshop, taking place at the CERIC ...

Programme description Main objectives The Interreg IPA Cooperation Programme Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina-Montenegro 2014-2020 is designed to strengthen the social, economic and territorial development of the cross-border area between Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. Through the implementation of joint projects and activities, the programme will become a key enabler for generating smart solutions to the needs and the challenges of the people living in those regions. Funding priorities The Programme focuses on five main priorities: Improving the quality of the services ...

Eligible training providers should come from one of the 28 EU Member States or from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo*, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. Applicants should consult the guidance note and submit their applications using the form provided. For more information, join the information webinar on 28 April at 10:00-11.00 (CET). To register for the information webinar, follow this link. Additional information is also available on ...

Eligible training providers should come from one of the 28 EU Member States or from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo*, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. Applicants should consult the guidance note and submit their applications using the form provided. For more information, join the information webinar on 28 April at 10:00-11.00 (CET). To register for the information webinar, follow this link. Additional information is also available on ...

On smart support measures for renewable energy deployment, decisive progress has been made in Albania since the last reporting period, with the adoption of the Law on Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources. With respect to climate action, countries are generally fulfilling their reporting obligations to the UNFCCC. The activity of the various national authorities dealing with the promotion of investments is not satisfactory, as they provide little support for investors confronted ...

... 1st AGES/SEG/EAGE Congress & Technical Exhibition GEOSCIENCES APPLIED TO SOLVE HUMANITARIAN PROBLEMS ALL OVER THE WORLD is held in Hotel Crowne Plaza, Belgrade (Serbia). The Congress has several objectives. One is to wrap up the AGES/SEG humanitarian project Geoscientists without Borders: Assessment of flood damaged infrastructures in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia, and to contribute to broader humanitarian/environmental application including future action. The second objective is to share knowledge and experience that geoscientists encountered when investigating similar problems or more generally problems related to the near surface where various issues occur. Therefore, the event is directed to Geoscientific ...

... 1st AGES/SEG/EAGE Congress & Technical Exhibition GEOSCIENCES APPLIED TO SOLVE HUMANITARIAN PROBLEMS ALL OVER THE WORLD is held in Hotel Crowne Plaza, Belgrade (Serbia). The Congress has several objectives. One is to wrap up the AGES/SEG humanitarian project Geoscientists without Borders: Assessment of flood damaged infrastructures in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia, and to contribute to broader humanitarian/environmental application including future action. The second objective is to share knowledge and experience that geoscientists encountered when investigating similar problems or more generally problems related to the near surface where various issues occur. Therefore, the event is directed to Geoscientific ...

... 100€ (including accommodation, meals, and local transportation) Deadline: 28th of April 2017 Apply online Source and Further information are available here The University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina” will organize the 17th edition of Prishtina International Summer University, which will be held from 3-14 July 2017. Students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia will be considered for a scholarship ...

... including accommodation, meals, and local transportation) Deadline: 28th of April 2017 Apply online Source and Further information are available here The University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina” will organize the 17th edition of Prishtina International Summer University, which will be held from 3-14 July 2017. Students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia will be considered for a scholarship ...

The network of National Contact Points (NCPs) is the main structure to provide guidance, practical information and assistance on all aspects of participation in Horizon 2020. NCPs are also established in many non-EU and non-associated countries ("third countries"). The National contact points in Albania, BosniaHerzegovina, Kosovo*, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia (countries from WBC) related to research infrastructures are listed below: National Contact Point Albania Dritan Shutina Co-Plan Institute Rr. “Bylis” Nr. 12, Kashar, 2995, Tirane, Albania Tel: +355 692032957 E: dritan_shutina@co-plan.org Bosnia and Herzegovina Dalibor Drljaca University of East Sarajevo Vuka ...

Conditions of entry Applicants eligible for the fellowship are writers from all genres under 35 (born after 1982 - from 1 January 1983 onwards) from CEI Member States, which are not part of the European Union (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine). Application guidelines Deadline for applications: 30 April 2017. Applications must be received in a sealed envelope by regular mail. The committee will consider entries postmarked on or before 30 April 2017. The application must include the following obligatory enclosures: 1. A filled in ...

... for business infrastructure development and capacity building in various sectors, information services for foreign investors and the implementation of inter-regional and international projects. Through the professional implementation of projects and the dynamic and innovative approach, SERDA has proven itself as the leading development agency of the regional economic development in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). SERDA strives to identify the needs of its founders and other relevant stakeholders in order to maximise effects for a balanced, integrated and harmonized development of the region. SERDA has a highly qualified staff experienced in various projects implementation (on yearly basis between 60 and 70 small and large ...

Conditions of entry Applicants eligible for the fellowship are writers from all genres under 35 (born after 1982 - from 1 January 1983 onwards) from CEI Member States, which are not part of the European Union (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine). Application guidelines Deadline for applications: 30 April 2017. Applications must be received in a sealed envelope by regular mail. The committee will consider entries postmarked on or before 30 April 2017. The application must include the following obligatory enclosures: 1. A filled in ...

... South East Europe, Europe and the US. SCHOLARSHIP There are 25 scholarships available which will be available which covers fee reductions. Students with a scholarship pay the reduced participation fee of 200 € which covers accommodation, meals and working materials. This scholarship is further reduced to 100 € for students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, the Republic of Moldova, and Serbia. Accommodation (covered by the participation fee) is offered at the Franciscan Students’ Hostel in double bedded rooms. The Hostel is at 15 minute walking distance from the city centre in safe and peaceful surroundings. PARTICIPATION FEE: The full participation ...

... South East Europe, Europe and the US. SCHOLARSHIP There are 25 scholarships available which will be available which covers fee reductions. Students with a scholarship pay the reduced participation fee of 200 € which covers accommodation, meals and working materials. This scholarship is further reduced to 100 € for students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, the Republic of Moldova, and Serbia. Accommodation (covered by the participation fee) is offered at the Franciscan Students’ Hostel in double bedded rooms. The Hostel is at 15 minute walking distance from the city centre in safe and peaceful surroundings. Association “PRAVNIK” together with ...

... updated with new events to be organised. Please check it frequently to know more about additional planned events. For more information about the events already organised (such as in BiH and Montenegro - see below), or upcoming events please contact the DTP National Contact Points in your country. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Banja Luka 31st March 2017 Montenegro: Podgorica 21st March 2017 Montenegro: Ulcinj 23rd March 2017 Montenegro: Pljevlja 24th March 2017 Further information is available here. The 2nd call for proposals of the Danube Transnational Programme is planned to be officially launched in Spring 2017. Under specific objective 1 ...

INFORM is an international three-year research project that studies the interactions between formal and informal institutions in the Western Balkan societies, as well as tracks the influence of these institutions on the implementation of the European Union rules and regulations. In the first project newsletter, INFORM highlight the goals of the project and share some first research results. The main premise of the INFORM project is that the gap between formal institutions and informal ...

... projects, a modest number of research papers published in international refereed journals, and a low level of participation in international projects and networks. In spite of this, no significant measures have been taken in the last 20 years to incentivise the development of scientific work. Countries from the region, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, lag behind the rest of Europe when it comes to investment in the field. The conference was organised by the RRPP Local Coordination Unit for Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with the University of Banja Luka. It brought together eminent academics and representatives of line ministries and other institutions or ...

... projects, a modest number of research papers published in international refereed journals, and a low level of participation in international projects and networks. In spite of this, no significant measures have been taken in the last 20 years to incentivise the development of scientific work. Countries from the region, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, lag behind the rest of Europe when it comes to investment in the field. The conference was organised by the RRPP Local Coordination Unit for Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with the University of Banja Luka. It brought together eminent academics and representatives of line ministries and other institutions or ...

In March, the Ministry and the Centre signed a two-year contract. Projects to be implemented in 2017 and 2018: Promotion of entrepreneurship among young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Kosovo The purpose of the two projects is to illustrate how support for young entrepreneurs and start-ups is organised in Slovenia, and to encourage the young to engage in mutual cooperation, so that they could exert an influence on changes at the local, entity and national levels, which ...

... from the organizers: We are pleased to announce that the Faculty of Science and Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (INGEB), under the auspices of University of Sarajevo, organize the 1st Southeast European Ichthyological Conference (SEEIC 2017). The conference will be held from September 27 to 29, 2017 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. SEEIC is honoring the first European Congress of Ichthyology held in Sarajevo in 1973 and it will be dedicated to the life and work of the esteemed ichthyologist and expert, late professor dr. Tonko Šoljan. SEEIC 2017 provides an ideal opportunity for researchers from the Southeast Europe or those who ...

... from the organizers: We are pleased to announce that the Faculty of Science and Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (INGEB), under the auspices of University of Sarajevo, organize the 1st Southeast European Ichthyological Conference (SEEIC 2017). The conference will be held from September 27 to 29, 2017 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. SEEIC is honoring the first European Congress of Ichthyology held in Sarajevo in 1973 and it will be dedicated to the life and work of the esteemed ichthyologist and expert, late professor dr. Tonko Šoljan. SEEIC 2017 provides an ideal opportunity for researchers from the Southeast Europe or those who ...

... freshwater ecosystems) Source and further information: Conference website The Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and the Faculty of Science, under the auspices of University of Sarajevo, are organizing the 1st Southeast European Ichthyological Conference (SEEIC 2017). The conference will be held from September 27 to 29, 2017 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

The objectives of the workshop were to identify existing financial instruments that support innovation and technology transfer activities in the region, explore where the evident gaps exist and explore ways to address currently unmet demand using synergistic solutions. The workshop also aimed to strengthen and cement an emerging community of practice on these issues that should help to maximise the impact of innovation on regional development. This was one of the first follow-up activities of ...

... economic integration issues and be in English or German. They should not exceed 30 pages and should preferably be in the form of a working paper or scientific article. Authors shall submit their work before their 35th birthday and shall be citizens of any of the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, FYR Macedonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia or Ukraine. Previous winners of the Olga Radzyner Award, ESCB central bank employees as well as current and former OeNB staff are not eligible. In case of co-authored work, each ...

... economic integration issues and be in English or German. They should not exceed 30 pages and should preferably be in the form of a working paper or scientific article. Authors shall submit their work before their 35th birthday and shall be citizens of any of the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, FYR Macedonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia or Ukraine. Previous winners of the Olga Radzyner Award, ESCB central bank employees as well as current and former OeNB staff are not eligible. In case of co-authored work, each ...

... economic integration issues and be in English or German. They should not exceed 30 pages and should preferably be in the form of a working paper or scientific article. Authors shall submit their work before their 35th birthday and shall be citizens of any of the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, FYR Macedonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia or Ukraine. Previous winners of the Olga Radzyner Award, ESCB central bank employees as well as current and former OeNB staff are not eligible. In case of co-authored work, each ...

... nbsp; Over 100 exhibitors from 20 countries will participate at the fair. Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Macedonia will be presented at exhibits and conferences. “RENEXPO in Belgrade this year is again mainly international platform which helps to establish new partnerships in the energy and water sector between experts coming from Western Balkans and Europe. International means that 65 percent of our exhibitors and 20 ...

Over 100 exhibitors from 20 countries will participate at the fair. Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Macedonia will be presented at exhibits and conferences. “RENEXPO in Belgrade this year is again mainly international platform which helps to establish new partnerships in the energy and water sector between experts coming from Western Balkans and Europe. International means that 65 percent of our exhibitors and 20 ...

Over 100 exhibitors from 20 countries will participate at the fair. Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Macedonia will be presented at exhibits and conferences. “RENEXPO in Belgrade this year is again mainly international platform which helps to establish new partnerships in the energy and water sector between experts coming from Western Balkans and Europe. International means that 65 percent of our exhibitors and 20 ...

... capacities of different stakeholders across sectors and countries; 2) providing training on innovative approaches, good practices and up-to-date research results; as well as 3) joint development of relevant research projects. The summer school is co-funded by the Central European Initiative and particularly addresses stakeholders with expertise on Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine. &nbsp ...

... capacities of different stakeholders across sectors and countries; 2) providing training on innovative approaches, good practices and up-to-date research results; as well as 3) joint development of relevant research projects. The summer school is co-funded by the Central European Initiative and particularly addresses stakeholders with expertise on Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine. &nbsp ...

... services. Benefits will also accrue to the institutions from the more intensive research and innovation performers, in terms of access to new research avenues, creativity and the development of new approaches, as well as a source for increased mobility (inwards and outwards) of qualified scientists. *Widening Countries are:Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Faroe Islands, FYR of Macedonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine. Source and further information: EC The WIDESPREAD-05-2017 call is part of the Horizon 2020 Programme dubbed "Spreading Excellence and Widening Particaption ...

The Berlin Process Series is an initiative started by Cooperation and Development Institute, in November 2015, in Tirana, and supported by Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Hanns Seidel Foundation. It has taken the following form: Research on the Berlin process and its priority areas: Berlin process being a thinly documented process, CDI has contributed to create a body of knowledge, as well as to gather in one place major documents referring to it; Monitoring reports ...

Applicants eligible for the fellowship are writers from all genres under 35 (born after 1982 - from 1 January 1983 onwards) from CEI Member States, which are not part of the European Union (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine). The deadline is 30 April 2017. Please find all details about the call in documents attached and in case of questions please contact: Slovene Writers’ Association Tomšičeva 12 1000 Ljubljana Phone: ++386 (0)1 25 14 144 E-mail: info@vilenica.si, nana.vogrin@vilenica ...

... 2018. Within 60 days after completion of the residency, the candidate must submit a written report. Applicants eligible for the fellowship are writers from all genres under 35 (born after 1982 - from 1 January 1983 onwards) from CEI Member States, which are not part of the European Union (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine). The deadline is 30 April 2017. Please find all details about the call in documents attached and in case of questions please contact: Slovene Writers’ Association Tomšičeva 12 1000 Ljubljana Phone: ++386 (0)1 25 14 144 E-mail: info@vilenica.si, nana.vogrin@vilenica ...

Western Balkan Countries Information Platform on Research Technology and Innovation is currently funded by the European Commission through the INT Service Facility for the Support of the Steering Platform on Research and Innovation for Western Balkan Countries (Specific Contract No. 30-CE-0864059/00-47). It builds upon the original platform WBC-INCO.NET.

Kosovo* (This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and
is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ opinion on the Kosovo declaration
of independence.)